deverbative
[ dee-vur-buh-tiv ]
/ diˈvɜr bə tɪv /
adjective
(especially of nouns) derived from a verb, as the noun driver from the verb drive.
indicating derivation from a verb, as the suffix -er in driver or -ment in development.
noun
a deverbative word.
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Origin of deverbative
Words nearby deverbative
development system, development well, developpé, Deventer, deverbal, deverbative, de Vere, Devereux, Devers, devest, Devi
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